---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances."
description: "Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1675"
citation: "New Jersey A 1675 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREFIGHTERS", "OPEN SPACE", "PUB SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Caride, Marlene", "Conaway, Herb", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Smith, Bob", "Space, Parker"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61ec5243-bdce-4242-8ab3-e013b5b869ac"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a9957d73432d1419df2d2c807d2652572d6b7915876512888864a8ec8a21bbb3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 1675 (218) — Authorizes prescribed burning in certain circumstances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1675_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1675_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2140
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.107. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61ec5243-bdce-4242-8ab3-e013b5b869ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).